So I think a bunch of us should go nuts and make a commitment to rhythm changes.
If there was a good commitment we could even plan some things. Maybe get some guys over here and do a vibe hang where we play ONLY rhythm changes or variants of!!!
How about one head many keys every 4 days!
Lots of ideas. Who would practice the crap out of rhythm changes???
Another memorable day for a memorable guy, Lionel Hampton who's birthday occurs today. What an amazing guy, he put the vibraphone on the map.
John
His name is George Weldon and I think he's local to Philadelphia. But there's something very interesting about this photo.
Let's pay a little tribute to Teddy Charles who left us this week... Smoking title from 1956... with Charles Mingus (if you please!) :o)
PF NEWS UPDATE:
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This years PF Academy Week will take place on the Conservatory of Amsterdam from the 6th till the 14th of july. What will we offer you:
- Special guest coachings by Tchiki Duo and percussion professor Peter Prommel.
- Days from 10:00 to 18:00 and on some days we will plan some extra private classes, or a guest tutoring in the evening.
- Ramon and Vincent will be helping and coaching each of you during this week.
i transcribed most of the melody of this tune and tried to play along with it. i think zappa wouldn´t be pleased with the result but i´m not ed mann or ruth underwood.
tarik
It's this time of the year again! Its the end of the semester and I'm working lots of gigs. That spells chaos for me!! This is a crazy time, and I can't wait for it to end, so I have lots of time to practice and hang out on the site. I have lots of ideas for rhythm changes lessons, so I'm eager for all this to end!!!!
I am keeping an eye on things and hanging out a bit but I'll be back in full strength in about a week!!!!!
This is another tune of the concert by Luis played in a São Luiz Jazz Festival in Lisboa the last 1st of April with a combo of the school where I'm studying.
The band is:
Fábio Almeida: alto sax
Luis Miguel: tenor sax
Marcel Pascual: vibraphone
Ricardo Pinto: piano
Diogo Dinis: double-bass
Nuno Oliveira: drums
The sound and image of the video is not so good, but well, this was a concert. I'm behind the blonde head...
This is "Portanto", a tune by myself played in a São Luiz Jazz Festival in Lisboa the last 1st of April with a combo of the school where I'm studying.
The band is:
Fábio Almeida: alto sax
Luis Miguel: tenor sax
Marcel Pascual: vibraphone
Ricardo Pinto: piano
Diogo Dinis: double-bass
Nuno Oliveira: drums
The sound and image of the video is not so good, but well, there was a concert.
Some ideas on what to think about when comping underneath the melody.